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Cairo Date: 9/18/2013
Kabul Time: 6:46 AM Cairo Time: 4:16 AM
Statements made by President Karzai and NATO Secretary General at Joint Press Availability
4/29/2013
Secretary General:

Mr. President, Im so pleased to welcome you to NATO Headquarters.  This is indeed a timely visit.

Soon we will see Afghan troops and police take the lead for security across the country, as ISAF shifts its role from combat to support. That will mark an important milestone on the road to full Afghan security responsibility. The goal that we have set together is now within reach. Afghan security forces are taking the initiative, and they are taking the fight to the enemy.

We are going to be there to support them, through 2014 and beyond, as we agreed with you at the Chicago summit. Today, ISAF ministers are setting out the means to ensure that our future funding mechanism for the Afghan national army is transparent and accountable.

Planning for our new train, advise and assist mission is also underway. We will consult with your authorities at all stages as this planning continues. So Mr. President, I look forward to discussing with you our long-term commitment, and the arrangements that are necessary to underpin that commitment. Because a stable and secure Afghanistan is our shared goal. So, once again, a warm welcome.

President Karzai:

Thank you Mr. Secretary General, I am very happy to have the opportunity to meet with you today in NATO Headquarters, I too am glad to note that the Transition in Afghanistan is working well, and that the Afghan people will be providing the protection of the Afghan people and the territory of Afghanistan with the forces of our own country, the ones you have trained and equipped for us, for which we are grateful, for which we thank you.

Afghanistan, Mr. Secretary General, will definitely be able to provide for the security of the Afghan people and I am glad to hear from you today once again that you in NATO intend to continue your support to Afghanistan for training and for equipping the Afghan forces beyond 2014. Mr. Secretary General! Once again, it is an honor for me today to see you at NATO Headquarters after you and I met in Europe in your Prime Ministers Office in Denmark years ago.
Publish Date: Apr 24, 2013
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